CII Badging Program
- 1 What is the CII Badging program?
- 2 Do I Report For the Entire Project or Separately For Every Single Repo? Can I Group Repos Together?
- 3 CII Badging Levels
- 4 ONAP CII Compliance Levels
- 5 R2 Beijing Requirements
- 6 Procedure to Fill Out the BestPractices.CoreInfrastructure.Org Form
- 7 Sample Testing tools
- 8 Resources
- 9 Status of Security Application Quality Requirements on Nov 13, 2019
- 9.1 Silver / Gold
- 9.2 Gold Only
What is the CII Badging program?
CII (Core Infrastructure Initiative) Badge may be achieved by the projects which follow the Best practices criteria for Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS).
CII has been created by the linux foundation in response to previous security issues in open-source projects (e.g. Heartbleed in openSSL).
The CII Badging is associated to the areas as follows:
Basics, Change Control, Reporting, Quality, Security & Analysis
Projects in ONAP should be CII certified to an appropriate level in order to confirm with expectation of carrier grade.
How to add multiple editors to a project report
You need the numeric ID for the new editor you're adding to your project report.
If the new editor doesn't already have a login on the CII site, they need to create one by going to https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org and clicking on Sign Up.
If you don't know the new editor's CII login ID, have them log in and click on Account -> Profile. At the bottom is a link called “JSON”. Click that and a JSON structure will be shown. We need the “id” value, which is numeric. For example, mine is 1597.
An existing owner or editor of a project then needs to bring up the project page that they want to add another editor to. At the top is a menu item “Edit”. Click that, and search for “(Advanced) What other users have additional rights to edit this badge entry?”. In the field right below that, type in “+” and the numeric ID retrieved above. Click on one of the green “Save” buttons below.
That new person is immediately added as an editor on the project.
As an editor, you can quickly get a list of the projects that you have rights to by clicking on “Account -> Profile”.
Do I Report For the Entire Project or Separately For Every Single Repo? Can I Group Repos Together?
This is your choice. You can do a single report for your entire project, or you can file a separate report for each repository, or even group multiple repositories together.
If your repositories use different languages or different testing procedures, you probably would find it easier to do it per-repository.
You may also group multiple repositories together, if that would help. For example, you might group all of the repositories together that use Java, or all of the repos together that use Erlang.
The key to grouping repositories together is to list all of the repo URLs in the response to the question "What is the URL for the version control repository?" question.
It's your choice as to what makes it easiest for you to manage your project.
If you do file one report for the entire project, or group multiple repos together then you need to answer each Met/Not Met question based on the lowest-common denominator answer: if ANY of the repos don’t meet the requirement, you cannot select Met. You can use the text response for each question to keep track of your reasons for picking any particular answer.
CII Badging Levels
There are 3 CII Badging levels which are as follows:
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When a new project starts the badging process they will begin at 0% completeness and as they progress the % will increase.
To see a list of all ONAP projects and their level of completions refer to link https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects?q=onap
ONAP CII Compliance Levels
For ONAP, 4 levels(ONAP Compliance) of compliance have been defined:
For each ONAP compliance level, all the projects in ONAP should comply to certain standards when it comes to CII badging.
ONAP Level 1: 70 % of the code in gerrit must have an 100% completion in the CII badging towards passing level
with the non-passing projects reaching 80% completion in the CII badging towards passing level
Non-passing projects MUST pass specific cryptography criteria outlined by the Security Subcommittee*
ONAP Level 2: 70 % of the projects in gerrit must have an 100% completion in the CII badging for silver level
with non-silver projects completed passing level and 80% completion towards silver level
ONAP Level 3: 70% of the projects in gerrit must have an 100% completion in the CII badging for gold level
with non-gold projects achieving silver level and achieving 80% completion towards gold level
ONAP Level 4: 100 % passing gold.
ONAP CII Badging Dashboard: http://tlhansen.us/onap/cii.html
Some of the important high level example criteria associated to the various levels are listed as follows for quick reference:
Level | Example Details/Criteria |
Passing | The project website MUST succinctly describe what the software does (what problem does it solve?). |
Silver | The project MUST document what the user can and cannot expect in terms of security from the software produced The assurance case MUST include: a description of the threat model, clear identification of trust boundaries, and evidence that common security weaknesses have been |
Gold | The project MUST have at least 50% of all proposed modifications reviewed before release by a person other than |
Badge Specific Adherence requirements
Each of the Badging level is associated with compliance requirements which in turn may vary from being e.g. absolute to being as varied as recommendatory in nature.
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", and "MAY" in the Badging guideline documents are are to be interpreted as below. (The terms are similar to what is described in RFC2119/RFC8174).
The term MUST is an absolute requirement, and MUST NOT is an absolute prohibition.
The term SHOULD indicates a criterion that is normally required, but there may exist valid reasons in particular circumstances to ignore it. However, the full implications must be understood and carefully weighed before choosing a different course.
The term SUGGESTED is used instead of SHOULD when the criterion must be considered, but valid reasons to not do so are even more common than for SHOULD.
Often a criterion is stated as something that SHOULD be done, or is SUGGESTED, because it may be difficult to implement or the costs to do so may be high.
The term MAY provides one way something can be done, e.g., to make it clear that the described implementation is acceptable.
To obtain a badge, all MUST and MUST NOT criteria must be met, all SHOULD criteria must be met OR the rationale for not implementing the criterion must be documented, and all SUGGESTED criteria have to be considered (rated as met or unmet). In some cases a URL may be required as part of the criterion's justification.
R2 Beijing Requirements
For the Beijing release, the compliance requirement is ONAP Level 1 (at least 70% of the project are on passing level, and all non-passing projects at >80% towards passing).
R2 Beijing Current Status Dashboard
The dashboard gives a list of all onap projects that are undergoing the process and their % of completion.
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Procedure to Fill Out the BestPractices.CoreInfrastructure.Org Form
First step is create a new project in bestpractices website
Create a account in https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/ and login
Click on the "Projects" icon on the top right
This page will list all the projects certified by CII not just the onap projects. Click on Add/Add new project button to add a new project.
Enter the details of your project in the new screen and click "Submit URL"
Now you will be prompted with a set of questions and most of them are straightforward. The following set of Sample Questions and Answers should help you fill it out. You may also wish to refer to one of the existing projects to get an idea of what has to be filled in. You can use this link and click on any project name to see the answers used for that project.
You should go through the questions for each of the levels. Some of the questions at Silver level change a "SHOULD" into a "MUST" from the Passing level, so if you have met some suggestion at Passing level, verify that is marked as Met at Silver level as well.
Sample Passing Level Questions and Answers |
This section will cover all the questions in each level and what it means and what a possible answer should be. A description of the question will be provided where needed.
Question | Description | Sample Answer | |
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Basics: Identification | |||
What is the human-readable name of the project? | This is a short name. It SHOULD include "ONAP" as part of it. | ONAP CLAMP (Closed Loop Automation Management Platform) | |
What is a brief description of the project? | Include a paragraph describing your project. You MUST include "ONAP" as part of it the description in order for our queries to work. | ONAP CLAMP is a platform for designing and managing control loops. It is used to design a closed loop, configure it with specific parameters for a particular ... etc ... | |
What is the URL for the project (as a whole)? | Use the wiki URL for your project. Only use the HTTPS version. | https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/CLAMP+Project | |
What is the URL for the version control repository (it may be the same as the project URL)? | This will be the Gerrit URL for your project. It MUST start with either <https://gerrit.onap.org/r/#/admin/projects> or <https://git.onap.org>. You may list multiple URLs here if your report is covering multiple repositories. Separate them with whitespace. | https://gerrit.onap.org/r/#/admin/projects/clamp | |
What programming language(s) are used to implement the project? | C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, etc. | ||
What is the Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) name for the project (if it has one)? | The textual answer is optional; you may leave it blank. | ||
Question | Description | Sample Answer | |
Basics: Basic project website content | |||
The project website MUST succinctly describe what the software does [description_good] | *ONAP project common response* ONAP requires this, so you can just select the Met radio button. Include the link to your readme file on onap.readthedocs.io | The description of the project can be found in | |
The project website MUST provide information on how to: obtain, provide feedback (as bug reports or enhancements), and contribute to the software [interact] | *ONAP project common response* ONAP requires this, so you can just select the Met radio button. Use the text in the sample answer. | The following URLs describe the process to join the community, developing the software and provide feekback: https://lf-onap.atlassian.net/wiki/display/DW/Joining+the+Community https://lf-onap.atlassian.net/wiki/display/DW/Tracking+Issues+with+JIRA https://lf-onap.atlassian.net/wiki/display/DW/Developing+ONAP | |
The information on how to contribute MUST explain the contribution process (e.g., are pull requests used?) (URL required) [contribution] | *ONAP project common response* ONAP requires this, so you can just select the Met radio button. Use the text in the sample answer. | The process could be found in the following URL: https://lf-onap.atlassian.net/wiki/display/DW/Development+Procedures+and+Policies | |
The information on how to contribute SHOULD include the requirements for acceptable contributions (e.g., a reference to any required coding standard). [contribution_requirements] | *ONAP project common response* ONAP requires this, so you can just select the Met radio button. Use the text in the sample answer. | The Javascript code should meet the requirements except for the number of characters in a line of code specified by the styleguide | |
Question | Description | Sample Answer | |
Basics: FLOSS license | |||
What license(s) is the project released under? [license] | *ONAP project common response* ONAP requires this, so you can just select the Met radio button. Use the text in the sample answer. | Apache-2.0 | |
The software produced by the project MUST be released as FLOSS. [floss_license] | *ONAP project common response* ONAP requires this, so you can just select the Met radio button. Use the text in the sample answer. | The Apache-2.0 license is approved by the Open Source Initiative (OSI). | |
It is SUGGESTED that any required license(s) for the software produced by the project be approved by the Open Source Initiative (OSI) [floss_license_osi] | *ONAP project common response* ONAP requires this, so you can just select the Met radio button. Use the text in the sample answer. | The Apache-2.0 license is approved by the Open Source Initiative (OSI). | |
The project MUST post the license(s) of its results in a standard location in their source repository. (URL required) [license_location] | *ONAP project common response* ONAP requires this, so you can just select the Met radio button. Use the text in the sample answer. | License can be found in: | |
Question | Description | Sample Answer | |
Basics: Documentation | |||
The project MUST provide basic documentation for the software produced by the project. [documentation_basics] | *ONAP project common response* ONAP requires this, so you can just select the Met radio button. Include a pointer to your project's readthedocs.io area. | The documentation describing the project can be found in | |
The project MUST provide reference documentation that describes the external interface (both input and output) of the software produced by the project. [documentation_interface] | *ONAP project common response* ONAP requires this, so you can just select the Met radio button. Use text similar to the sample answer. | Full Documentation for ONAP can be found at: https://docs.onap.org/en/latest/ | |
Question | Description | Sample Answer | |
Basics: Other | |||
The project sites (website, repository, and download URLs) MUST support HTTPS using TLS. [sites_https] | *ONAP project common response* ONAP requires this, so you can just select the Met radio button. Use text similar to the sample answer. | The project sites are all HTTPS: | |
The project MUST have one or more mechanisms for discussion (including proposed changes and issues) that are searchable, allow messages and topics to be addressed by URL, enable new people to participate in some of the discussions, and do not require client-side installation of proprietary software. [discussion] | *ONAP project common response* ONAP requires this, so you can just select the Met radio button. Use the text in the sample answer. | A mailing list is used for project related discussion. New users could also check, search the old discussion online at onap-discuss website. Joining the ONAP Technical Community | |
The project SHOULD provide documentation in English and be able to accept bug reports and comments about code in English. [english] | *ONAP project common response* ONAP requires this, so you can just select the Met radio button. Use the text in the sample answer. | JIRA is used to track bugs. The whole website is in English. Tracking Issues with JIRA | |
Question | Description | Sample Answer | |
Change Control: Public version-controlled source repository | |||
The project MUST have a version-controlled source repository that is publicly readable and has a URL. [repo_public] | *ONAP project common response* ONAP requires this, so you can just select the Met radio button. Use text similar to the sample answer. | Sparky's version controlled repository can be found in | |
The project's source repository MUST track what changes were made, who made the changes, and when the changes were made. [repo_track] | *ONAP project common response* ONAP requires this, so you can just select the Met radio button. Use text similar to the sample answer. | Tracking is provided by using a combination of JIRA and git history. Every commit has an user and a Jira number attached to it. | |
To enable collaborative review, the project's source repository MUST include interim versions for review between releases; it MUST NOT include only final releases. [repo_interim] | *ONAP project common response* ONAP requires this, so you can just select the Met radio button. Use text similar to the sample answer. | Gerrit provides an temporary branch for reviewing and providing comments. Once approved, the code will be merged and the temperate branch will be removed. | |
It is SUGGESTED that common distributed version control software be used (e.g., git) for the project's source repository. [repo_distributed] | *ONAP project common response* ONAP requires this, so you can just select the Met radio button. Use text similar to the sample answer. | Git and Gerrit are used. | |
Question | Description | Sample Answer | |
Change Control: Unique version numbering | |||
The project results MUST have a unique version identifier for each release intended to be used by users [version_unique] | *ONAP project common response* ONAP requires this, so you can just select the Met radio button. Use text similar to the sample answer. | Release version is with format ${major}.${minor}.${patch} and will be updated accordingly for each release. | |
It is SUGGESTED that the Semantic Versioning (SemVer) format be used for releases [version_semver] | *ONAP project common response* ONAP requires this, so you can just select the Met radio button. Use text similar to the sample answer. | Release version is with format ${major}.${minor}.${patch} and will be updated accordingly for each release. | |
It is SUGGESTED that projects identify each release within their version control system. For example, it is SUGGESTED that those using git identify each release using git tags. [version_tags] | *ONAP project common response* ONAP requires this, so you can just select the Met radio button. Use text similar to the sample answer. | Each release is tagged within the Gerrit repository. | |
Question | Description | Sample Answer | |
Change Control: Release notes | |||
The project MUST provide, in each release, release notes that are a human-readable summary of major changes in that release to help users determine if they should upgrade and what the upgrade impact will be. The release notes MUST NOT be the raw output of a version control log (e.g., the "git log" command results are not release notes). Projects whose results are not intended for reuse in multiple locations (such as the software for a single website or service) AND employ continuous delivery MAY select "N/A". (URL required) [release_notes] | *ONAP project common response* ONAP requires this, so you can just select the Met radio button. Use text similar to the sample answer. | Release notes can be found in | |
The release notes MUST identify every publicly known vulnerability with a CVE assignment or similar that is fixed in each new release, unless users typically cannot practically update the software themselves. If there are no release notes or there have been no publicly known vulnerabilities, choose "not applicable" (N/A). [release_notes_vulns] | If your project has had a vulnerability reported (e.g. identified in Nexus-IQ), verify that it is noted in the release notes with a CVE, CVSS, CWE, or CAPEC identifier, then select the Met radio button. (If not, select the Unmet radio button.) If there have been no vulnerabilities yet reported, select N/A. | Release notes with identified vulnerabilities can be found in No vulnerabilities have yet been identified. | |
Question | Description | Sample Answer | |
Reporting: Bug-reporting process | |||
The project MUST provide a process for users to submit bug reports (e.g., using an issue tracker or a mailing list). (URL required) [report_process] | *ONAP project common response* ONAP requires this, so you can just select the Met radio button. Use text similar to the sample answer. |